Strikethrough text in Powerpoint

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Cowtoon

Powerpoint 2003:
I don't suppose there's a way to create strikethrough text in powerpoint
(asking too much I know!)
Thanks.
 
C

Cowtoon

Thank you both ....
That's exactly what I ended up doing as a workaround.

I later tried to insert a non-breaking space ... oops ... not an option.
I'm not exactly batting-a-thousand with PowerPoint today.

I don't suppose this functionality was added to 2007?


Cowtoon,
Nope, only way to fake it is to draw two lines yourself and position them
accordingly.
For a macro solution look here:
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00775.htm

But I hear this will finally be possible in PPT 2007. So don't despair.
 
L

Luc

Cowtoon,
A non breaking space? Hold down the Alt key and type 0160 on your numeric
keypad.
 
E

Echo S

I sure wish I had a list of these Alt code things. That would be *so*
helpful! I've found a couple online, but the ones they list don't ever seem
to work for me.

Anyway, Cowtoon, Luc's answer will have to suffice for current versions of
PPT as well as PPT 2007, because there's no new nonbreaking space
functionality.
 
E

Echo S

Steve Rindsberg said:
There's always Character Map. Click on a character and it shows the
Alt+MagicNumber in the lower right corner.

Bit of a pain to track it down and fire it up every time you need to know
the
keycode, granted. But you've got starter set ... there's a button to
launch
Char Map.

Somewhere I've got a PDF that lists the characters and their numbers (and
shows
the difference between PC and Mac). Give me a shout if you want me to
scare it
up.
Click to expand...

Well, I confess that last time I needed it, I was working in Quark -- and
the Alt+code the Character Map turned up didn't work in it. I'd have thought
they were all the same. (If you find that PDF, I'd love a copy.)

Echo
 
C

Cowtoon

Thanks Luc ... gotta note that one. I use 0149 for bullets regularly. How
do you find the non-breaking space in the character map ... is it the blank
at the start?


Cowtoon,
A non breaking space? Hold down the Alt key and type 0160 on your numeric
keypad.
 
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